corium

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

corium
    n 1: the deep vascular inner layer of the skin [syn: {dermis},
         {corium}, {derma}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Corium \Co"ri*um\ (k?"r?-?m), n. [L. corium leather.]
   1. Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the
      Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of
      Edward I. --Fosbroke.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Anat.)
      (a) Same as {Dermis}.
      (b) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the
          epithelium.
          [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dermis \Der"mis\, n. [NL. See {Derm}.] (Anat.)
   The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or
   epidermis; -- called also {true skin}, {derm}, {derma},
   {corium}, {cutis}, and {enderon}. See {Skin}, and Illust. in
   Appendix.
   [1913 Webster]

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